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Robert Ulrich’s book shares tips, tricks and stories from a life of service
While safety and training serve as the linchpins of operational efficacy, problems persist around recruitment and retention, succession planning and the sense of family once so central to fire service culture
You might spare your spouse the grimmer details of a call, but bare your soul to your crew
In this video, Gordon Graham outlines the steps firefighters should take to ensure they are following their department’s policy for political activity on the job
The firefighter was allowed to return to work after being arrested and charged with a felony sex crime, as well as misdemeanor domestic battery charges
Interagency relationships help solidify the infrastructure of small communities
The terms include a 4% increase for firefighter/EMT classifications, a 2% increase for paramedics and a 1% increase for EMTs
The names of the state’s first 10 Black firefighters are memorialized on a plaque at the location of former Engine Company No. 9 in Richmond
Recruitment efforts ramp up as numbers in the tri-state area have diminished in recent decades
The two Warwick firefighters underwent investigation following a patient’s death
Ousting of Ocala Fire and Rescue’s Shane Alexander draws a crowd during city council meeting
After a state referendum showed how the distinction was used to divide, I propose a new approach to labeling organizations and members
The New Orleans City Council passed a series of rules to ease financial strains on public workers